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Host Lauren Mobley was so excited to sit down with her older brother Sean Mobley for the final episode of Project Amplify's premier season to talk about... John Adams! Their chat starts with some history of our second president, but the conversation quickly turns to how Adams inspires Sean to have hard conversations to find the truth in retelling history. This episode is longer than usual! Sean has so much interesting ideas to share- we hope you enjoy listening! You can follow Sean on Instagram through his account for the Museum of Flight @museumofflight. Also, search for his Museum of Flight podcast The Flight Deck to hear diverse stories in aviation anywhere you listen to podcasts!

Sarah is an archaeologist and PhD student at Northwestern University. This time around, Sarah talks what many people think of as the opposite of success- failure. Sarah reflects on how she has heard 'no' wayyyy more often than she's heard 'yes'... and she's just fine with that! Her comfort with failure didn't just happen overnight. It took practice! Tune in to the episode to hear how Sarah practiced failure.

This week, Lauren (she/her) talks with her good friend, Sarah Breiter (she/her). Sarah is an archaeologist and PhD candidate in Anthropology and Archaeology at Northwestern University. Through archaeology, Sarah has lived, traveled, studied, and worked all over the world. In this first part of a two part episode, Sarah talks about her childhood and how she overcame other people's doubts in her future to define what success means for her own life. 

Musician, artist, and educator Artemis’s Arrow (she/her) opens up about her childhood and how her passions helped her navigate some of the most difficult times in her life. Content warning. Artemis’s Arrow and Lauren talk about abuse, substance abuse, and addiction. If you’re not in a space where these are topics you can listen to right now, save this episode for another time. Educators, click here or copy and paste https://lmobley13.wixsite.com/projectamplify to visit Project Amplify's website to explore classroom resources!

"Bake it till you make it!" Guest Eric Cordero-Siy (he/him) talks to host Lauren Mobley (she/her) about life lessons learned through baking. In fact, here's one lesson we learned: listen to this episode while enjoying your favorite baked good because, if you're anything like Eric and Lauren, by the end you'll want a cookie! Educators, click here or copy and paste https://lmobley13.wixsite.com/projectamplify to visit Project Amplify's website to explore classroom resources!

Have you ever met someone and immediately thought they were cool? You'll learn pretty quickly that's how Lauren (she/her) felt when she met this episode's guest, Katie Heinemann (she/her). Katie shares about how she ended up working for NASA. Not everything went as planned, but she learned a lot about herself along the way.  Educators, click here or copy and paste https://lmobley13.wixsite.com/projectamplify to visit Project Amplify's website to explore classroom resources!

Growing up, Maria Netra Rach (she/her) knew her parents wanted her to be a doctor, however... Maria also knew being a doctor wasn't what she wanted. Sound relatable? In this episode, Maria and Lauren (she/her) talk about being true to ourselves while still honoring the people who love us. It's not easy, but Maria has some tips she's learned along the way.  Educators, click here or copy and paste https://lmobley13.wixsite.com/projectamplify to visit Project Amplify's website to explore classroom resources!

In the first episode of Project Amplify, we hear from one of Nintendo's Senior Debug Testers, Mairo Small (he/his). Mairo and host Lauren (she/her) talk about how even if you don't get what you want, you can still level up in life! Ooof, I know that pun was bad. Don't worry- the episode is better! Educators, click here or copy and paste https://lmobley13.wixsite.com/projectamplify to visit Project Amplify's website to explore classroom resources!